THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT JUST GOT A LITTLE BIGGER. TWENTY-NINE OFFICERS GRADUATED TUESDAY FROM APD’S LATEST LATERAL CLASS. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S THE FIRST PHASE OF APD’S NEW RECRUITMENT PIPELINE, BRINGING IN OFFICERS FROM OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. ANOTHER 34 CADETS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUATE FROM THE TRAINING ACADEMY IN DECEMBER. MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS…… MORE
Albuquerque Confirms Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes
UP UNTIL NOW, IT WASN’T A CONCERN IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. THAT MAY BE CHANGING. THE CITY’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS REPORTING THAT THE MOSQUITO CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING THE ZIKA VIRUS, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER DEADLY DISEASES, HAS BEEN TRAPPED IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR THE FIRST TIME. DOCTOR MARK DIMENNA IS THE DEPARTMENT’S DEPUTY DIRECTOR. HE…… MORE
Youngblood Released
AFTER SPENDING THE NIGHT IN JAIL, ALBUQUERQUE STATE REPRESENTATIVE MONICA YOUNGBLOOD IS AGAIN A FREE WOMAN. YOUNGBLOOD REPORTED TO THE METRO DETENTION CENTER MONDAY AT 10:00 AM TO BEGIN SERVING A 24 HOUR SENTENCE FOR AGGRAVATED DRUNK DRIVING. SHE WAS RELEASED TUESDAY MORNING JUST BEFORE 5:00…MEANING SHE WAS ONLY BEHIND BARS FOR 19 HOURS. YOUNGBLOOD…… MORE
Update on NM’s Absentee and In-Person Voting
DONA ANA COUNTY CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY IN ABSENTEE AND IN PERSON VOTING SO FAR IN NEW MEXICO. AS OF MONDAY, THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE SAYS 43 HUNDRED PEOPLE IN DONA ANA COUNTY HAD ALREADY VOTED. THAT’S SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN IN BERNALILLO COUNTY WHERE THE NUMBER IS LESS THAN 27 HUNDRED. STATEWIDE, CLOSE…… MORE
Time to Warm Up
WITH THE BIG TIME COOL DOWN ACROSS NEW MEXICO, PLUMBING AND HEATING COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND. MATT HUDSON, THE OWNER OF ALBUQUERQUE’S R AND R HEATING AND COOLING SAYS THEY’RE GETTING SWAMPED WITH PHONE CALLS FROM PEOPLE WANTING THEIR EVAPORATIVE COOLERS SHUT DOWN AND THEIR FURNACES FIRED UP. THEY HAVE SEVEN…… MORE
Let the Betting Begin
ODDS ARE YOU’VE HEARD THAT THE SANTA ANA STAR CASINO NEAR THE TOWN OF BERNALILLO IS OPENING ITS SPORTS BOOK ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST IN THE STATE, BUT OTHER CASINOS ARE LIKELY TO FOLLOW SUIT. MICHAEL CARLYLE WITH OUR SPORTS STATION, 610 THE SPORTS ANIMAL, TELLS US THIS NEW WAY TO BET…… MORE
Keeping Up With Albuquerque
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AROUND THE STATE ARE INCREASING INCENTIVES TO ATTRACT OFFICERS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS NOW THAT ALBUQUERQUE’S POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS INCREASED COMPENSATION. THE CITY OF RIO RANCHO HAS NOW CHANGED ONE OF IT’S POLICIES REGARDING LATERAL OFFICERS, THOSE WITH PREVIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE. CAPTAIN RON VIGIL SAYS STARTING NOW, NEW LATERAL HIRES WILL GET…… MORE
Waiting for E-Scooters
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE WANTS TO ADD ELECTRIC SCOOTERS TO ITS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION … BUT IT’LL TAKE SOME TIME. CITY OFFICIALS ARE NOW DEVELOPING REGULATIONS FOR SHARED SCOOTER COMPANIES AFTER HEARING ABOUT AN INCREASE IN HOSPITAL VISITS IN OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY THAT ALSO ADDED THE SCOOTERS. KOB-TV LOOKED INTO IT AND DISCOVERED A…… MORE
Council Backs TaskUs Downtown
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT DECLARED ALBUQUERQUE’S INTENT TO ISSUE SIX-MILLION DOLLARS IN INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS TO SUPPORT TASKUS MOVING TO DOWNTOWN. EXPANDING TASKUS WILL ADD ANOTHER 700 JOBS TO ALBUQUERQUE’S ECONOMY AND THE IRB PACKAGE WILL FUNCTION AS A PROPERTY TAX BREAK. COUNCILORS PREVIOUSLY DID APPROVE AN INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR THE COMPANY .…… MORE
Alamogordo Officer-Involved Shooting Updated
A FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. IT HAPPENED SUNDAY AT AN RV PARK IN ALAMOGORDO. STATE POLICE WERE ASSISTING OFFICERS IN ARRESTING AN ARMED AND BARRICADED SUSPECT WHO HAD SHOT OUT A WINDOW OF HIS MOBILE HOME. AUTHORITIES SAY 55 YEAR OLD GREGORY TILLY CAME OUT OF HIS HOME CARRYING A GUN…… MORE
